Supersensitive fuse for projectiles of all calibers



Feb. 12, 1929.

. L. E. REMONDY SUPERSENSITIVE FUSE FOR PROJECTILES OF ALL CALIBERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 5, 1927 III Febl 12; 1 929.

1,702,133 L. E. RMoNDY SUPERSENSITIVE FUSE FOR PROJECTILES OF ALL CALIBERS Filed Feb. 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Btn tedfF b, i z; 1929.

The present invention ha sfor its subjecta buper. sensitivefuse 'forprojectitle of all-cali- BI'SQ':'II'.- i s e I, Thefus lisiillustrated-in detail to a I very much en atgedkscalfi t acc an in wh c f ig 'i i a tion of-pageneral arrangement of thefuse mounted .in giplace};upon the; pro ect1le,' th s section;beingtaken; along, the; lin .1 Fi" re 4Q V. I

igure 2 is.,a ;sectional elevation: in detail, taken along the 'line.22 in Figure 1, of the ppjelil elementof f-the casing of the: firlng echanismithis' element being shown in lonif re itsla h yz y i g h oke 9 1 lowen'elementl x e'Ei ure 4-is a planiviewabove, of the yFi gn-r e' fiispaplan View ofthe safety disc Acc'c' rdinggLto-xthe: lDV8I1lZ10I1, the fuse comiofj Which isfshapedsojas toserve as a cup for 'etonatog fanorifice at? being; formed at the has a' function which will be indicated heree 40i inafter-.-and" which also 1, forms a lodgin'ent,

guideI-and displacement chamber for theipercussion system-,in other words, for the'casing "containingthe firing mechanism; This casing is" formed by meansof two eof -yvhichiis'domed externally, as shown in I Figst- I andv3 fand; inthe'centre of the end s is I QLEON nmILE-n-EmonnY, on PARIS, isimncn.v

wer jjelementof the casing of the mechanism,- 7 chiel'em'ent cqntalns the percuss on cap.

:whlch; in Figure l,.is assumed to beremoved; andis showmindot; and dash lines. HII I 5 Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of he lod-gment of a charge: B- which forms ai.

endv 'of'rthijs -lodgme'nt' cup for the passage :of the 'flashfrom-the detonator to the charge of I the projectile; r I 1-. v A in the part A ofi'theifuse body integral with this cup, is disposed at leevejOfthroughwhich ispierced an axial; educt the'npper'frusto conical part c of'which scm'nsms vmvsa :503mm msvo ALL CALIBEBS4II formed by punchinga sti ik ei' Gr. Projecting .uponithef 'ont edge of thetamping E Gare I I formed lugs In'thelongitudinal Wall are for 1 n ed tWo slots e forming slidewa'ysfforthe" I projecting-Wings hof a safety discI-Lin a o II V I icent 'al tubular projection; 7,1, of which the tudinal sectional eleva-' point of the strikerG engagesiwhenth e mechanism is placed in position. .9

shaped into a cup in such a'wayasto serve as a lodgment for the vpercussion capl'j the'two'.

Zifiiiiziti n filed mam- 5, 1927, serial No 166,235; andI in mazii A iii- 263923; Q I

;The.lower element Fiof the y V and the safety .discI-Iieng aged; With, de- I engaging in the slots formedupon the flange beneath the saidupper flan ge ofthe c p F,

I sired a'spring L, bybendingovel the-lugs e .w tu'dinalsiectional elevation in FiguI1e 3be- I I I I a of the elementF, the saidlugs thus bearing The element E is-guidedin'the mouth of a retaining sleeve ;D:bea' ring upon the sleeve G. The mechanism is prevented-from escaping ,outwardsby the'wings or; lugs h of thediscH I v andthe flange of the disc of the elementF' abutting beneath a shoulder d formedvuppn Y the sleeve D, Normally, any re-ent ryof the sleeve of the movable carriageE-fF which I contains the mechanism"is-prevented by the prises'ja fusebod AiA the lower part'Al element F bearing up QI JLOIAe-OI, more Wires K in Figs. 1 and 2; engage in holes d? formed in the sleeve D; at the bottom of a g-roovedflthe' ends of thesevviresbeingsecured to thewall ofthe groove for'exam-plejby soldering or 7 Welding, or-by any other suitable means.

- Once the movable carriage has been placed in-position in the sleeve-D, this sleeve isengaged inthe fusetbodywAwhich comprises,

rupon its outeredgefa thin hp at which is I crimped over the said-sleeve'D.

The supportingzwires K may,-as shown in the modification according toFig. 6,,be replaced by a; corksleeveiJ :instead of; cork use 1 may bema'de-of any other comp'i essibjlemate rial such. as felt forexample;

" In theeventof avfall fromiatsmall height during handling and transport-filletvelocity acquired by .the projectile at the moment, it

strikesan obstacle (then'grounmthedeckoffs 1,7o2,133 U y [3" tween said member and. said primer, and a sleeve and passing therethrough under said wire secured to said sleeve and passing there- .mechanism, said mechanism vresting on said through under said hollow'bndy. means whereby displacement'thereof is 1101'- 10 8.;jIn a fusefor projectiles, the combina-- mally prevented. j 7 n f 'tion. bf 'a sleeve, primer and striker mech-I In testimony whereof Ihave signed this *a-nismadapted for longitudinal mbvement specification. i therein and frangible means secured tosaid I t LEON EMILE REMONDY. 

